Keeping creative juices flowing as I worked on this make believe movie opener. Shadow puppetry in After Effects was done for the warrior sword brandishing and the forge hammer. The music is from a composer I follow on YouTube, Fesliyanstudios.com. I used Lightwave 3D and a TurbulenceFD plugin to create the puff of smoke on the hammer hit, as well as utilizing sparks and fire from Video Copilot Action Essentials.
Odysseus Title from Tom Rubalcava on Vimeo.
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Tom has worked for over two decades in television, advertising, and feature film animation. Tom was Character Sculptor and Effects Animator on the Warner Bros/Lorimar Gumby Adventures‚ TV series (1987-1988) and Gumby Movie‚ the stop-motion feature film (1991). In 1991 at Colossal Pictures, Tom's Animation Direction debut Coca-Cola Watch‚ won a Clio Award. In 2000 he became Co-Partner at Way Out West Prods in San Francisco. Tom joined Maverix Studios in October of 2002 and was a dedicated principal member of the group until September 2011. Tom is now an artist for hire.